Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple
of mm off here and there?

Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

On 17/02/2020 20:26, R D S wrote:
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple
of mm off here and there?

Do you already have a belt sander? Not sure I would get one especially
for that job (unless, say, I had plenty of other flat things to sand).
An angle grinder with sanding disk attachment is in general a more
useful tool IMHO. They can remove a lot of material quickly which can be
a good thing or a bad thing. Once you have the knack, you can do quite
delicate adjustments with them.

If you need to take significant material off over the whole length, it
is far better to bite the bullet and remove the door. If you don't want
to use a manual plane, power planers are not too expensive and don't
need too much skill. Just don't put them down until they have stopped,
and keep fingers well clear of the blades! Forget circular saws unless
you are experienced, and forget jigsaws altogether.

Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

On 17/02/2020 20:26, R D S wrote:
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple
of mm off here and there?

Loads-a-dust. Do you have a spokeshave or similar to try first ?.

Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

R D S wrote:
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple
of mm off here and there?

You're only going to be able to remove material from the side opposite
the hinge or, maybe, the top if you're not aiming to remove the door.
The belt sander will do it but it's very easy to overdo it with a belt
sander.

There's a fair chance that you *actually* need to remove material from
the bottom of the door or very close to the hinge, both will need you
to remove the door.

--
Chris Green
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Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

"R D S" wrote in message
...
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I cant
really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple of
mm off here and there?

Bit hard to use one on the doors without taking them off
or are you planning to use it on the floor ?

Bit hard with carpet and doesnt look great with floorboards either.

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Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

On 17/02/2020 20:55, Chris Green wrote:
R D S wrote:
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple
of mm off here and there?

You're only going to be able to remove material from the side opposite
the hinge or, maybe, the top if you're not aiming to remove the door.
The belt sander will do it but it's very easy to overdo it with a belt
sander.

There's a fair chance that you *actually* need to remove material from
the bottom of the door or very close to the hinge, both will need you
to remove the door.


Yes, as it happens I just need to remove material from the width of the
doors, not top or bottom.

Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

On 17/02/2020 20:26, R D S wrote:
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple
of mm off here and there?

Screwfix have an electric planner for about £25


https://www.screwfix.com/p/performan...220-240v/972fx
--
Adrian C

Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

You might end up taking a few mm of the carpets!
Brian

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"R D S" wrote in message
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I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I cant
really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple of
mm off here and there?

Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

Yes there was a groove in the carpet here when we moved in. obviously back
in the day somebody had used an inappropriate tool theo make the door fit
after it had been painted with one too many layers of gloss.
Brian

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On 17/02/2020 20:26, R D S wrote:
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple of
mm off here and there?

Do you already have a belt sander? Not sure I would get one especially for
that job (unless, say, I had plenty of other flat things to sand). An
angle grinder with sanding disk attachment is in general a more useful
tool IMHO. They can remove a lot of material quickly which can be a good
thing or a bad thing. Once you have the knack, you can do quite delicate
adjustments with them.

If you need to take significant material off over the whole length, it is
far better to bite the bullet and remove the door. If you don't want to
use a manual plane, power planers are not too expensive and don't need too
much skill. Just don't put them down until they have stopped, and keep
fingers well clear of the blades! Forget circular saws unless you are
experienced, and forget jigsaws altogether.

Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote

You might end up taking a few mm of the carpets!

Turns out the problem is with the side of the door,
not the top or bottom and he didn’t say that till later.

"R D S" wrote in message
...
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I cant
really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple of
mm off here and there?

Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

On Monday, 17 February 2020 20:26:46 UTC, R D S wrote:
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple
of mm off here and there?

A plane is the easiest of the tools to get this right. Belt sanding is much less easy. And really you need to take the door off or you're making the odds of getting it right far lower. I would not consider disc sanding at all, that almost guarantees a whatsits-up. Of course it could also be done with sandpaper wrapped round a bit of wood.


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Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

On 17/02/2020 21:48, R D S wrote:
On 17/02/2020 20:55, Chris Green wrote:
R D S wrote:
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple
of mm off here and there?

You're only going to be able to remove material from the side opposite
the hinge or, maybe, the top if you're not aiming to remove the door.
The belt sander will do it but it's very easy to overdo it with a belt
sander.

There's a fair chance that you *actually* need to remove material from
the bottom of the door or very close to the hinge, both will need you
to remove the door.


Yes, as it happens I just need to remove material from the width of the
doors, not top or bottom.

As Tabs says, a plane is really the way to go. Certainly better to
remove the door too, but can be done in situ if there is not too much to
remove. If the problem is really quite localised (say only a few inches
long), you could get away with using a small plane.

Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

On Tue, 18 Feb 2020 12:56:32 +0000, newshound wrote:

As Tabs says, a plane is really the way to go. Certainly better to
remove the door too, but can be done in situ if there is not too much to
remove. If the problem is really quite localised (say only a few inches
long), you could get away with using a small plane.

Surform.

Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?
 

On 17/02/2020 20:26, R D S wrote:
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple
of mm off here and there?

Honestly, a hand plane would be the easiest and least dangerous (to the
door) way of doing this.